Linked area parameter adjustment for spinal cord stimulation and associated systems and methods
First Claim
1. A system for managing pain in a patient, using an electrical waveform, comprising:
- an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and
an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a waveform generator configured to generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to—
direct the non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal to the electrode device with a frequency from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz;
change a level of a waveform parameter applied to the first electrode; and
automatically set a level of the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode, based on a scaling factor relating the first therapy range to the second therapy range.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform that link the modulation of a waveform parameter for different areas of a patient. One embodiment in a system for managing pain in a patient comprises an electric device configured to be implanted into the patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient. The system further includes an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device and having a computer-operable medium programmed to change the waveform parameter applied to the first electrode and automatically set the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode based on a relationship between a first therapy range and a second therapy range of the waveform parameter.
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34 Claims
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1. A system for managing pain in a patient, using an electrical waveform, comprising:
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an electrode device configured to be implanted into a patient and including a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and an implantable device configured to be coupled to the electrode device, the implantable device including a waveform generator configured to generate a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal, and a computer-operable medium operatively coupled to the waveform generator, the computer-operable medium being programmed to— direct the non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal to the electrode device with a frequency from 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz; change a level of a waveform parameter applied to the first electrode; and automatically set a level of the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode, based on a scaling factor relating the first therapy range to the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A spinal cord modulation system, comprising:
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a signal delivery device having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the distal portion includes a plurality of electrodes having at least a first electrode associated with a first area of the patient and a second electrode associated with a second area of the patient, wherein the first area has a first therapy range for a waveform parameter and the second area has a second therapy range for the waveform parameter; and a pulse generator coupleable to the proximal portion of the signal delivery device and programmed with instructions that, when executed; generate and transmit to the signal delivery device a non-paresthesia-producing therapy signal having a frequency in a frequency range of 1.5 kHz to 100 kHz; change a level of a waveform parameter applied to the first electrode; and automatically set a level of the waveform parameter applied to the second electrode, based on a relationship between the first therapy range and the second therapy range. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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